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Program Dates March 02, 2020 - March 21, 2020

Banff International Songwriter Residency

Deepen your artistic practice while being supported by award-winning singer-songwriters and world-class recording engineers in this 20-day residency.

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Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2016 quartets

Forty extraordinary musicians from around the world will take to the stage this summer to compete at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BI

'Digital Luthier' Alex Burton on Designing the Instrument of the Future

In a dark musician's studio on Banff Centre campus, the Montreal-based artist and his creative partner Julien Roy have spent weeks trying to hack together the m

Music and Sound, The Banff Centre, 2014

Claire Chase and Steven Schick appointed Co-Artistic Directors of Summer Classical Music

Banff Centre is proud to announce the appointment of Claire Chase and Steven Schick as Co-Artistic Directors of Summer Classical Music at Banff Centre commencin

This Sound Artist Makes Music Without Notes

Jess Rowland is a composer and sound artist with a day job in a neuroscience lab. She investigates what we hear and how we understand it.

How Juno + Grammy Winner Shawn Everett Shaped Alabama Shakes' Album

A few years ago, he was putting microphones in trashcans at Banff Centre. Then he won a Grammy. And a Juno. Shawn Everett spills on the secrets of sound enginee

This Duo Wants to Put Classical Music Back in Your Living Room

Nicoletta Favari and Christopher Salvito are worried new classical music is dying before it's even been heard, so they're going online to fix it.

Catching Up With Our BISQC Laureates

Our laureates continue to receive landmark recognitions well after their time at BISQC. This month, we caught up with three of our laureate quartets on their re

Tom Wilson

In this episode, a conversation with Canadian singer/songwriter Tom Wilson.

11 Takeaways from Musician Tom Wilson’s Wild Career

When talking about musician and artist Tom Wilson, it’s best to let him talk for himself:
“I didn’t realize how interesting I was.”

Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2016 jury and Canadian commission

Experience a week of exceptional music-making in the Canadian Rockies as ten of the world’s best emerging string quartets vie for over $150,000 in cash and priz

Alex Cuba

Singer-songwriter Alex Cuba discusses growing up in Cuba in a prominent musical family, his move to Canada and music collaboration in the digital age.

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